Toy



, A 1945- N. F. GRUSENMEYER 2,331,535

TOY

Filed Jan. 15, 1944 INVENT'OR.

NETT/E FLMENCE RUSENMEYEP WM a connecting together such forward and, rear e1eing therelative location of the pivot point 23 and tween them. v the tongue l of the cart will tilt the animal I Pursuantto Rev.,St. Sec. 4888i shall describe 2 back on its haunches. In, Fig. 1, the full line v and illustrate two forms of my invention, but "figure of the animal shows it inxthe backposi- I it is not with the intention of limiting my invention it assumes when at rest and the'dotted line tion to these particular forms or embodiments, outline shows it when in its forward action posiexcept as required by the state of "the art and tion. the appendedclaims. he animal 20 is pulled up into this position Iirthe drawing: g of action by-means of a pull connection which Fig.1 represents a view in vertical elevation may be secured somewhere on the animal 20 asat of one form' of my device; 3|. The location of this point of connection 3|.

' extends forward from the platform In may be the pull connection 30 has moved the vertical Patented Aug. 7,. 1945 Nettie .FlorencelGrusenmeyer, Sari I Frahuifioi Calif "Application January 15, leit s ri lfivol 51's Y3 Claims. .(.c1.4c10j1 1 'inveii fr relates to animated toys, and. atired}lazy colored-manJ The vertical'member .ar ularly to th'typefwhich arefpulled over the v 20 has -jou rnaled'- in its *base arrfaxle 2'-l -on' which Q are-"secured thewheels 22.;5*If thevrtical 'm'em- The ject of my inventionfis to :providef aber 20 has sufficient thickness at single wheermay nexpensiye; fanimatedytoy;fto"provide a 5 beusexi whicliwould"be re'c'zfes "d' in'theflower oy 'wl'ilch"goe's' through certain ahticsin the course,; f ..i-ts,, movement..from a positionofrest platform Ill and the v to"a'" positionf' of forward movement across the pivotal connection 23 one; horizontal axis-which floor and upon the cessation of the forward movewill allow for a relative tilting movement of these ment the parts will move by gravity into a posi- 0 units with re'spectto each other. This pivotal tion of"rest;gto provide a toy in which the'two connection 23 is aft of the vertical line 24 proelementsare pivoted together, the rear element jectedupwardly from theaxis 2| of the roller being something which is being pulled by the support 22. The reason for this is that I want [forward element, and the forward element being the normal position'of rest of. the animal 20 to representative of someanimate thing such as an 15 be that of leaning back against the front of the h animal or person; to providefla'novel means for platform or cart ID. This is obtained by havments so as to introduce a novel coaction be the axle shaft 2| such that the weight on the of Fig. 1, g 1 the horizontal line 32 projected forward from the Fig. 3 shows a. modification of the device of axis of the pivotal connection 23, so that a for- Fig. l, employing-skids insteadof wheels;- and ward pull on the connection 30 will cause the Fig. 4showsa modification of the wheel mount- "vertical member 20 to tilt forward and change ing. 1 I its angular relation to the platform). In other In the drawing numeral ill designates a plat- 35 words, it will move from the full line into the form mounted on a pair of wheels I I. carried by dotted line position, and then upon release of this an axle l2 journaled in the under body I3"of forward pull the vertical member will fall back the carriage platform 10. The latter may have against the platform. To limit the extent of any suitable form of body l4 mounted on the forward'tilting of the animal 20 I provide a stop platform, or the body l4 maybe integral, with 40 '33 secured to the vertical member 20 and adapted the platform. l0. Likewise the tongue l5 which to engage the under side of the tongue l5 when Fig. 2 represents a top plan view of the device is important for it should lie far enough above integral or a separate piece. Insteadof the platmember' into its maximum desired forward posiform lll being in the form of a cart or carriage, tion. g it may comprise only a single thickness of board In operation, therefore, it will be seen that if which in vertical profile is made to represent a child should grasp the pull connection 30 and some fanciful figure or Wagon. pull forward on it the rabbit 20 will move from The other unit of my device comprises a verthe full line into the dotted line position causing tical member 20 preferably having the vertical I the wheels 22 to move from their full line to their side profile of an animate object. I have illusdotted line position .where the stop 33 fixes the trate'd my' nvention with member 20 formed as a relation of the parts. So long as the child is rabbit, botany other, animal, bird or person might exerting a pull on string 30 the cart will move be used. For example, the animated effect obforward and will. retain this position. As soon tained with my invention would lend itself very as the pull on-string 30 is released the rabbit 20 well if the verticalmember 20 had the profile of will fall back on its haunches, because the weight of the tongue and wagon at the pivot point 23 will overcome any effect of the rabbit 20 to remain erect.

The device shown in Fig. 3 operates on the same principle as the one just described and differs from it only in that the wheels II and 22 on the wagon and the rabbit have been replaced with skids 4|. The principle of operation is the same because a line 40 projecting downwardly from the pivotipoint 23 falls aft of the fulcrum point of the skid on the rabbit; Except for this,

these structures are identical in principle and operation.

What I claim is:

1. In a wheeled toy the combination of a wagon bodyhaving a tongue, wheels beneath said body,

on said platform extending ahead of said wheels, I a vertical member having the vertical side profile of an animate object, a roller support for said member, a pivotal connection between said exa vertical member pivotally connected to said 7 tongue on a horizontal axis, roller means supporting said vertical member, saidroller means being mounted on an axle set forward of a vertical line dropped from saidpivotal connection, and a pull connection secured to said vertical member at a point above a.horizonta1line extended forward from saidpivotal connection.

2. In a wheeled toy the combination-of a Wagon body having a tongue, wheels beneath said body, a vertical member pivotally connected to said tongue on a horizontal axis, roller means suptension and said vertical member, said connection lying aft of the vertical projection of the axis of said roller support, and a pull connection to said vertical member, said pull connection lying above the horizontal projection of the axis of said pivotal connection, whereby a forward pull 'on said connection will cause said vertical memberto'chan'ge its angular relation to said, platform and upon release of'said forward pull, 'saidverti'cal member will fall back toward "said platform.

NETTIE FLORENCE GRusENM YER. 

